My capstone project is using the national immunization survey -Teen( NIS-Teen) which are a critical tool used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor vaccination coverage, including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, and quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines, among adolescents aged 13–17 years in the United States (https://www.cdc.gov/nis/media/pdfs/2024/11/NISTEENPUF23HHQUEX.pdf) . The NIS-Teen consists of two main components:
Household Interview Questionnaire: This is conducted with parents or guardians of adolescents to gather information on vaccination status, demographic characteristics, and reasons for vaccine hesitancy or refusal.
Provider-Immunization History Questionnaire: This is sent to healthcare providers to verify the vaccination records of the adolescents listed in the household interviews
My research focuses on understanding HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of teenagers, utilizing variables from the 2023 parental household interview component of the NIS-Teen data set.